{"id":1101,"date":"2024-07-24T21:44:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksaa.org.uk\/?page_id=1101"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:46:19","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ksaa.org.uk\/?page_id=1101","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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South East Inter-Counties Year 7 & 8 XC Championships – 21st March – Hampshire<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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KSAA enjoyed another successful day at the SE Inter-Counties Year 7 & 8 Cross Country Championships in Hampshire on the 21st March.

The Year 8 boys secured a convincing team victory, while both the Year 8 girls and Year 7 boys teams achieved strong third-place finishes.

Individually, Oscar Moore won the Year 8 boys race, with Zach Evans finishing a close second.

Well done to all athletes who represented Kent Schools.

Click here<\/a> for the full results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIAB XC 2026 – 21st March – Wales<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Well done to the following athletes who represented Kent at the SIAB International Match on 21st March.

In the Junior Relay, Guy Bowers ran a superb anchor leg to lead the England Juniors to victory.

In the Inter Girls race, Sophie Richmond finished 11th, contributing to another team win for England.

In the Inter Boys race, Freddie Gibson placed 5th and was the fourth scoring runner for the victorious England team. He then went on to run the final leg in the Inter Boys relay, recording the second-fastest split of the day to help secure another win for England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESAA XC 2026 Championships – 14th March – Liverpool<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congratulations to all the athletes who represented Kent Schools at the ESAA Cross Country Championships in Sefton Park on 14th March.

They did themselves, their families, their schools, and Kent proud. Not only through their performances but also through their excellent behaviour and attitude throughout the entire weekend.

Sophie Richmond once again gave Kent a strong start with an impressive run in the Inter Girls race, earning selection to represent England at SIAB.

In the Junior Boys race, Guy Bowers showed great determination in the closing stages to secure his first England international vest, helping lead the Junior Boys Kent to a team victory.

The standout performance of the day, however, came from Freddie Gibson, who delivered a superb run to win the Inter Boys race convincingly.

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Kent Schools XC Team Announced<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The following athletes have been selected to represent Kent Schools at the ESAA XC Championships on the 14th March. Congratulations to you all and we wish you the best for the championships. We are sure you will do the county proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combined Events Teams Announced<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The following athletes have been selected to represent Kent Schools at the ESAA South East Schools Regional Combined Events Championships, which takes place at Sutton Arena on the weekend of the 28\/29th June. Congratulations to you all and we wish you the best for the championships. We are sure you will do the county proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year’s Kent Schools’ Track and Field medalist will receive their medals on our new podium. The brand new podium was sponsored and paid for by Central Park Track & Field Limited, so many thanks to them for their support of athletics in Kent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIAB XC Championships – 22nd March – Callander Park, Falkirk, Scotland<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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After their fine performances at the ESAA XC Champs last weekend at Ardingly, three Kent Schools athletes (Freddie Gibson, Joe Scanes and Sophie Richmond) were selected to represent England in the Home Countries International on Saturday 22nd March, in Scotland.

In the Inter Boys event over 6k England achieved a perfect 21 score with runners filling all the positions from 1st to 6th. Joe, who finished 5th at Ardingly, finished a place higher in England’s clean sweep, coming home in 4th.

In the Inter Girls over 4k, Sophie who has another year in this age group, also finished 4th. An Irish athlete was a clear winner, but Sophie was in a trio of English athletes who all finished within a second of each other. Again England were clear team winners with 26 pts, and Ireland 2nd with 73.

The third Kent athlete Freddie was part of the 4x2k relay team who finished 1st, but were unfortunately disqualified as the runners at the first changeover failed to touch hands.

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South East Inter-Counties Year 7 & 8 XC Championships – 22nd March – Southend High School for Boys, Essex<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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KSAA had another successful day at the SE Inter-Counties Year 7 & 8 XC Championships held in Southend last weekend. Both the Year 7 and Year 8 boys won their team event and the Year 8 girls were 2nd. Guy Bowers was the overall winner of the Year 8 boys race and Tyla Thomas was a very close 2nd in the Year 8 girls race.

Well done to everyone who competed for Kent Schools.

Click here<\/a> for the full results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESAA XC Championships – 15th March – Ardingly<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Well done to all the athletes who took part in the ESAA XC champs at the weekend.

The day started with our team captains Franklin Shepherd and Lauren Mitchell giving inspirational speeches. Followed by some creative face painting, ensuring the team were ready for the days action.

Highlight of the day was the Inter Boys team winning their team event and Sophie Richmond, Joseph Scanes and Freddie Gibson earning their places in the England squad for next weekend’s SIAB.

Congratulations again to all the team members. You did Kent proud.

Full results can be found at: https:\/\/results.sporthive.com\/events\/7305906195615711232<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Athletics Weekly Report:
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Thank You To Our Sponsors<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A huge thank you to Ashford Coach Stella Bandu for providing the bags & beanies for all the athletes who will be representing the county next weekend at the ESAA XC Champs at Ardingly.

And in KSAA 100th centenary year we also continue to thank our sponsor Paul Nash of Phoenix Data for the amazing kit the Kent athletes are privileged to wear.

Plus a further thank you to Karen White of TCX4 for the centenary badges and the printing of the Kent kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kent Schools Team Announced<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The following athletes have been selected to represent Kent Schools at the ESAA XC Championships on the 15th March. Congratulations to you all and we wish you the best for the championships. We are sure you will do the county proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New KSAA Roll of Honour and ESAA Medalists Lists<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A big thank you to John Mackie who to coincide with KSAA 100th centenary in 2025 has compiled a Roll on Honour list. Listing all the athletes who have won major championships throughout the years, some of whom have gone onto to represent Team GB at the Olympics.

He has also listed all previous Kent School athletes who have won a medal at a English Schools championships, dating back to 1925 and upto 2024.

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ESAA Combined Event Championships 2024 – 21st\/22nd September – Stoke-on-Trent <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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KSAA sent a strong team of 15 combined eventers to Stoke-on-Trent for the ESAA Championships, all who had previously qualified via the South East Regional round in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The weather was horrendous for the entire 48 hours and this meant that the final Junior Boys event (the 800m) and the Seniors Boys High Jump and 400m had to be cancelled, due to thunder and lightning. This meant the strong Junior Boys team were unable to fully contend for the Team gold medal and had to settle for second place, with Toby Gwinnell winning an individual Bronze medal and he also gained selection for the England Schools\u2019 representative team which will contest the home countries international in Glasgow in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toby Gwinnell 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kai Rogan 12th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Webb 24th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfie Walach 26th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toby will be joined in Glasgow by Sam Newton who easily won the Inter Boys Octathlon in a score that ranks him number 1 in the country and top 20 on the all time list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sam Newton 1st<\/sup> 5353pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry Wickers 12th<\/sup> 4453pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The curtailed Senior Boys Decathlon saw Dante McNichol secure a top five finish, with Joe Stone performing well after an injury hit season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dante McNichol 5th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Stone 10th<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Junior Girls braved the wet conditions and represented Kent proudly while Inter Ella Thomas hit several personal bests in her Heptathlon score of 4329 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junior Girls Pentathlon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saskia Taylor 19th<\/sup> 2653pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tess Hepple 22nd<\/sup> 2561pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inter Girls Heptathlon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ella Thomas 6th<\/sup> 4329pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Araba Taylor 17th<\/sup> 3781pnts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Team captain Matilda Secker won bronze in the Senior Girls Heptathlon (4458pnts), with Neve Bachelor\u2019s 3807 points good enough for 13th<\/sup> place in a very competitive field.

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ESAA Race Walking Championships 2024 – 21st September – Stoke-on-Trent <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kent, as always, fielded the largest team and were represented in all bar two of the age categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luke Eperon led the team home in the U13 Development race, achieving a strong 4th<\/sup> place finish. Medalists included Ellin Wilson who won the Junior Girls 2000m event and Trejan Checheku-Boamah who won silver in the Junior Boys. Jessica Wilton was another gold medallist (Senior Girls 3km), while Mimi Marshall smashed her pb to take silver in the Inter Girls race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIAB T&F International 2024 – 20th July – Carmarthen<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The six Kent athletes who gained International honours at the previous weeks ESAA Championships, took part in the SIAB International match on the 20th July in Wales. Representing English Schools, they competed against athletes from Welsh, Scottish and Irish schools

The conditions looked less than ideal with wind and rain falling for most of the day. Nevertheless, the six athletes did themselves and their country proud.

Congratulations to them all, especially to Harriet Court who won the girl’s javelin competition.

Full results can be downloaded here<\/a>. Kent athletes are highlighted in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESAA T&F Championships 2024 – 12th – 13th July – Birmingham<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congratulations to all our athletes who represented Kent in this years ESAA T&F Championships on the 12th\/13th July in Birmingham.

The team gained 26 National standard and 26 English Schools standard points and over 45 athletes positioned 8th or above, which meant Kent placed second overall behind a very strong Essex team.

Seven Kent athletes became English Schools Champions and six of our inter age group athletes gained International honours.

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